Head Huggers: Knit Pattern: 16

The London Beanie

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The London Beanie.

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Background: There is a current craze on in London to wear
cool, rather simple, tight-fitting, knitted beanies. I think they were
popularised most by football player David Beckham, who always seems to be
wearing one, and this trend was quickly copied. There were two London newspaper
articles (sorry, can't remember which papers) touting the beanies and their
popularity, and the beanies are currently selling anywhere from £10 - £20 in
the shops and markets, and those are mostly machine made. The handmade ones
are going for even more. I devised this pattern to make what I have now termed
the "London Beanie." It sounds so sophisticated; really, it's just a
tight-fitting cap in the round. This pattern has been tried and tested with
teenaged nephews-they love 'em. ~Mark Thrailkill